Essential Hand Sewing Stitches. Running Stitch. Backstitch. Blanket Stitch. Whip Stitch. Cross Stitch. Pickstitch. Catchstitch. Invisible Stitch
Basic Stitches Britannica Online Encyclopedia Dressmaking is a craft of making dresses. It is the basis and the start of the fashion world. When you make dresses, you will be called a dressmaker or historically, modiste. Learning the basics of...
Once you understand the basic symbols, you can read any chart pattern with ease.
Hand stitching is an essential sewing skill every sewer should possess and master. This basic sewing skill is still very useful to many advanced projects.
Essential Hand Sewing Stitches. Running Stitch. Backstitch. Blanket Stitch. Whip Stitch. Cross Stitch. Pickstitch. Catchstitch. Invisible Stitch
Learn these six common stitches and you can apply them to a myriad of projects.
This how to sew tutorial provides the photographic step-by-step process to implement a variety of the six most common basic hand stitches.
Learn these six common stitches and you can apply them to a myriad of projects.
In today's culture of disposable fashion, the simple art of basic darning and mending has been all but forgotten.
Stay stitching happens right at the beginning of the process of producing a fine garment. Learn how to sew stay stitch step by step and why.
What is a basting stitch and what is it for? Learn everything about basting stitches and how to do them by hand or on your machine
Master these easy crochet stitches and you'll be making hats, scarves, and blankets in no time.
Five hand stitches that should be in every sewist’s repertoire, by Tasha Miller Griffith.
Sewing Tutorial: How to sew a curved hem. Learn how to sew a curved or rounded hemline for your shirts, t-shirts or skirts. On the Cutting Floor
Greetings my friends and a big Aussie hello to you all today. I hope that you learnt a new fitting technique from the previous post How to Lengthen Your Back Rise in relation to the new Harper Pants Pattern. For today’s post I am going to share with you the method on shortening your front [...]
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It's that time of year when velvet starts making its triumphant comeback with holiday dresses for girls of all ages. Get tips from the pros who can sew it best.
Have you fallen in love with a pattern, only to find that it doesn’t come in your size? A few ladies told me that Itch to Stitch’s patterns don’t come in their sizes – some are smaller and some are larger than the measurements. Perhaps you have a tween who is not quite big enough to […]
how to sew pieces of fabric together by hand & 10 occasions where you would rather hand sew
THE Sewing Machine Stitches You NEED To Know!
Learn how to sew the blanket stitch including all of those important steps like, how to use the blanket stitch around corners and how to neatly change thread during the blanket stitch!
Top-stitching is a really handy technique, especially for sewing projects like a tote or any other sort of bag. Learn how to top stitch here!
Learn how to understitch to make your handmade clothing look better and last longer. The lining or facing will never peak out again!
Learn how to thread a needle, how to end a stitch, how to tie a knot in thread, how to use a thimble, how to hand sew a seam, and also types of hand stitching.
Also known as the triple crochet, the treble crochet stitch is a longish stitch that creates a looser fabric than the other...
Learn how to make patterns that are reusable and will last longer than a traditional paper pattern. Get tips on how to trace and transfer pattern marks.
The basics of longarm quilting on a Handi Quilter Amara along with some tips and tricks for free motion and ruler work are discussed.
Learn how to knit a yarn over between both knit stitches and purl stitches with these step by step photo and video tutorials!
Sewing by hand? Not everyone has access to a sewing machine or knows how to sew. Here are 3 of the most important hand sewing stitches to know.
This month I've been covering hand embroidery knot stitches on StitchFloral. And although initially, I was going to talk only about basics, in the end, I couldn't stop myself from telling about the Chinese knot. Yeah, this mysterious guy which is often referred to as “Forbidden stitch”;) Actually, it is not that complicated to stitch. But as it's hardly ever included in the list of basic stitches and you can barely find it in stitch encyclopedias, I decided to make it the first one in the series “Upgrade your embroidery”. Chinese knot has many other names, among which Forbidden stitch and Peking knot are probably the most popular. I remember the moment I stumbled upon the name “Forbidden stitch” and being instantly attracted to it – the Chinese knew how to “sell” their special embroidery technique ;) It took me a while to find more information on it and learn how to work it. Neither of diagrams that I found on the web helped me personally, so in my case, I had to figure it out myself by trial and error. However, this stitch is really fun, so I feel like it would be a waste not to share it here! Let's see how to stitch Chinese knot. First, bring your needle up on the top of the fabric. Then you need to make a loop. This is a bit tricky, so please pay attention to the position of thread on the pictures below. Put the thread on top of your index finger and make one wrap by pulling the thread under the finger. Next, as you turn your finger to the left side and put on fabric, you leave a loop on its surface. You might be able to make this loop without the help of a finger, but I find this method easier. When the loop is ready, insert the needle at the same point where it first emerged from the backside, so that it is inside of the loop. Now, here's where the options are available and you can decide on which look you want your Chinese knot to have. If you tighten the twist a little by pulling the free tail of the thread and then pull the needle down through the fabric, you might get a knot like this. It is a closed, compact knot which resembles french and colonial knots from the distance, except that it is flatter. Or you can leave the loop a bit loose and in this case, your knot might actually take a form of a ring. The shape and size of the ring depend on how loose the loop is before you anchor it with a stitch. If you look up ancient Chinese embroideries with the Forbidden stitch, you might notice that it is used there as rings quite often. Needle workers used this stitch as a filling to cover certain areas of their embroideries. Worked closely to each other, Chinese knots in the form of rings give a fascinating, textured surface to embroidery. However, it is quite difficult to master the consistency of the “ring” shape. That's why currently this stitch is more often used in the following manner: When you work Chinese knots with 2-3 strands of thread in the needle and make the loops loose enough, it has a fun “fluffy” look. And the great news is that you don't have to make it exactly the same. Slight variety only makes it more fun! This simplified version of Chinese knot can be used for embroidering foliage on trees, plants with a great number of tiny flowers, birds feathering, fur and so on. It can look especially nice when worked with variegated thread!
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Learn a fun new hand stitching tip that makes accurately spacing your hand stitches quick and easy.
How to increase stitches in knitting. There are a few easy and fast ways to increase the stitches on your knitting.
Learn how to take sewing measurements for your body listed in most sewing patterns so you can choose the correct pattern size.
When you learn to sew, you will also learn lots of new sewing terminology. This sewing glossary will help you understand the essential sewing words you need to know.
